Just like birthstones, your birth month also has a flower! Read on to find out what it is—and its secret meaning.

The word "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious," popularized by Mary Poppins, originated from playful linguistic imagination ...

Respondents to an annual Michigan college survey of overused and misused words and phrases say “6-7” is “cooked” and should ...

With 2025 nearly over, it seems as though everyone is feeling tired in the same way. Tired of the feed, the noise, and trying ...

The print edition of Merriam-Webster was once a touchstone of authority and stability. Then the internet brought about a ...

Have you ever felt “disgustikafied,” been branded a “rampallion” or had a “frabjous” day? Or are you totally, utterly and “completriciously” confused by these questions? If so, it’s time to brush up ...

Whether you have buddies in the military or have watched a ton of war movies, you've probably heard several phrases that you didn't understand off the bat. There is a shorthand often used by the ...

Dictionary.com has crowned a set of numbers as its 2025 word of the year. It says it reserves that distinction for a word that reflects "social trends and global events that defined that year" and ...

Sorry, parents and teachers of middle schoolers: your days of hearing "67" shouted randomly are far from over. Dictionary.com on Wednesday announced it has chosen "67 ...

A parable is a simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson, as told by Jesus in the Gospels. The word "parable" comes from the Greek word "parabolē," which means "comparison" or ...

With analysts and vendors using "technical debt" and other phrases to mean whatever they want them to mean, someone has to defend the language. IT loves buzzwords. But it is now becoming frightfully ...

Julian Hargreaves is an Affiliated Researcher at the Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Centre of Islamic Studies, University of Cambridge. The UK government wants a new definition of Islamophobia and has ...